I am going to speak of the effects of the fall briefly in three specific categories our relationship with God, others, and the rest of creation. When man rebelled against God in the Garden of Eden, our relationship went from being one of peace to one of war and we became enemies of God. God created man to live in relationship with one another and because of the fall, our relationships with others are saturated with dysfunction and conflict. Man was also created to guard and care for creation a relationship that is now epitomized by abuse and neglect.